SHEGOG v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 99-1430.

194 F.3d 836 (1999)

Barbara SHEGOG, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro (argued), Witwer, Poltrock & Giampietro, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert S. Markin (argued), Russ M. Strobel, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees except Kenosha County.

Robert S. Markin (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Anna M. Pepelnjak, Crivello, Carlson, Mentkowski & Steeves, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee Kenosha County.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Illinois revamped its School Code in 1995, and some of the changes adversely affected existing teachers. A surprisingly large volume of litigation about these changes has landed in federal court, although the teachers' principal objections concern the meaning of the state law. See, e.g., Hearne v. Chicago Board of Education, 185 F.3d 770 (7th Cir.1999);...

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